Advent 2013: What’s Your Story?

The pumpkins have glowed, the fireworks have sparkled, crackled and popped and November is well and truly upon us. It is therefore my pleasure and privilege to ask you whether you would like to again take part in an advent series of blogs, where each daily post is contributed by a guest author and together they form an advent calendar for your…and my…enjoyment.

Last year’s series was pretty amazing and lasted well into January. If you are new to this seasonal curation adventure, you can check out the posts here. The point is not to try to supersede the previous series of posts, simply to give time and space for people to share the stories they have, to reflect, to listen and to get to know each other that little bit better. The posts are often very personal…and that’s mostly a good thing. There are very few rules: anyone can contribute, the posts have an element of personal reflection and a sense of ‘you’ in them…and I run them for as long as it takes for everyone who wants to, to have their say.

Last year’s theme was Reflection and Resolutions: this year’s loose theme is Stories and Stakes. What is the story that you want to share this year? What have been your successes, your sticking points, your stakes in the ground? What is at stake for you next year, what do you want to be different, better, what will you be aiming for?

If you would like to contribute, get in touch with me via the comments section below, via Twitter or by any means that you can find to track me down. I’d love to hear what you’ve got to say.